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TIL Queen’s “We Are the Champions” was scientifically proven to be the catchiest song in the history of pop music

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N7K7Q TIL we talk to ourselves at an equivalent rate of 4,000 words per minute.
epeGE TIL that the theme song of Dawson's Creek was supposed to be "Hand In My Pocket" by Alanis Morrisette but after the creator failed to obtain the licensing for the song, he went instead with "I Don't Want To Wait" by Paula Cole.
9wJeG TIL that at atmospheric pressure, Helium cannot freeze, even at Absolute Zero, while Carbon and Arsenic sublimates from solid to gas, with no liquid state.
0d9vv TIL about Saint Josaphat (aka Būdhasaf), a legendary Christian saint whose life is based on Gautama Buddha, the founder of Buddhism. His life story tells of how Josaphat, a son of an Indian kind that persecuted the Christian Church in his kingdom, converted to Christianity.
l7OoB TIL That in 1900, the population of Las Vegas was 22.